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Literary Terms I
Set I of III
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Literature
Post-Graduate
10/22/2009

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Satire
Definition
a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting or charging the subject of the satiric attack. Sarcastic.
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Satire (ex)
Definition
The Onion.
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
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Synecdoche
Definition
When one uses a part to represent the whole.
Term
Synecdoche (Ex)
Definition
Lend me your ears (give me your attention)
All hands on deck.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Putting 2 contradictory words together.
Term
Oxymoron (ex)
Definition
Hot ice
Jumbo shrimp
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Metonymy
Definition
Substituting a word for another word closely associated with it.
Term
Metonymy (ex)
Definition
The White House made an announcement.
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Personification
Definition
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
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Personification (ex)
Definition
A smiling moon.
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
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Alliteration (ex)
Definition
Sweet smell of success.
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Apostrophe
Definition
When an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed as if present.
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Apostrophe (ex)
Definition
O moon
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Allegory
Definition
Extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equal with the meaning that lie outside the narrative itself. Underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or personal significance and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Story with 2 meanings: a literal & symbolic.
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Allegory (ex)
Definition
Dante's Inferno
Pilgrim's Progress
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Paradox
Definition
Reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory. Two opposing ideas.
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Paradox (ex)
Definition
Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggeration or overstatement
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Hyperbole (ex)
Definition
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
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